Chapter 167 - 166: Pick you up to enjoy blessings
Yet to everyone’s surprise, Afu didn’t seem startled by these remarks, nor did she bow immediately to Granny Chen, as expected. Instead, she helped Chen Ming to sit on a chair.
Standing beside Chen Ming, she calmly replied, "Mrs. Chen, you must be joking. If you were indeed my grandmother, you wouldn’t have paid to have me sold. No use pretending to be charitable, as I know you are not. My real grandmother lives in Xiangluo Village and my real father is right here. I have no idea who this so-called Mr. Chen is, nor do I recognize him. I wonder what brings you here today. Could it be another attempt to drive me out of Tang Garden, or perhaps to have my parents marry me off forcibly? I warn you, that dream of yours will not come true."
Granny Chen was taken aback by Afu’s audacity. Her face turned beet red and she smacked the armrest of her chair, scolding, "Insolent girl! You show no basic filial piety, how could Mrs. Wang raise such a disrespectful child?"
Afu rolled her eyes, retorting, "Huh, so now I’m the one who’s impolite. Is causing a racket in another’s house an act of politeness then? My mother raised me well, I assure you. I am devoted and respectful to my grandparents and parents. Even our villagers praise me for it."
Granny Chen clenched her fists before loudly declaring, "This won’t do! My Chen family’s polite daughter won’t be spoiled and wasted. Afu, you must come home with me."
Afu reacted surprisedly, "Home? This is my home. Where else would I go? Here, I have a wise and lovely younger brother, a doting father and a gentle mother. I am not so foolish as to leave this excellent home and jump into a wolf’s den!"
She was prepared to give Granny Chen a piece of her mind today, to avenge Mrs. Wang and the late Afu for their grievances. After all, she was not from this era, and she didn’t subscribe to the traditional belief that parents can do no wrong. Besides, she wasn’t the original host.
Upon hearing her home referred to as a wolf’s den, Granny Chen flared up again, commanding, "Come! Someone slap this ungrateful wretch!"